This page lists both print and online resources concerning unattended children -- also known as "latchkey children" -- in libraries.

This page lists both print and online resources concerning unattended children -- also known as "latchkey children" -- in libraries.

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==Policies and guidelines==

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Speak with your [http://www.imls.gov/programs/state_libraries.aspx state library] for assistance in crafting a policy on unattended children. Check the [[Sources of Sample Policies]] page to see if your state is already listed there.

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Speak with your [http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/statelib.html state library] for assistance in crafting a policy on unattended children. Check the [[Sources of Sample Policies]] page to see if your state is already listed there.

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See the ALA publication, [http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=viewallbooks&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=58176 ''Unattended Children in the Public Library: A Resource Guide'']

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==Policies and Guidelines==

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[http://www.librarylaw.com/Latchkey.html Latchkey Children and Patron Behavior Policies] list at LibraryLaw.com

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See the [http://www.librarylaw.com LibraryLaw.com] web site by [http://www.librarylaw.com/aboutl.html Mary Minow]:

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[http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2007/01/unattended_chil.html Unattended children - best policies] post from LibraryLawBlog of LibraryLaw.com, January 24, 2007

[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=children+public+libraries++unattended+OR+latchkey&btnG=Google+Search Use this link] to see the results of an Advanced Search on Google for latchkey or unattended children in libraries. Most results are existing policies, including:

[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=children+libraries++unattended+OR+latchkey&btnG=Google+Search Use this link] to see the results of an Advanced Search on Google for latchkey or unattended children in libraries. Most results are existing policies.

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==Articles and reports==

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==Available Online Resources==

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''(reverse chronological order; most recent stories first)''

''(reverse chronological order; most recent stories first)''

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See the [http://www.librarylaw.com LibraryLaw.com] web site by [http://www.librarylaw.com/aboutl.html Mary Minow]:

November/December 2005 issue of [http://www.ala.org/pla/publications/publiclibraries/pastissues ''Public Libraries''], the official journal of ALA's [http://www.ala.org/pla Public Library Association (PLA, a division of ALA)]

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[http://web.archive.org/web/20060218225226/http://www.ila.org/pub/reporter/vol23no2.pdf New Lenox Public Library Sets Rules for Unattended Children (see page 21 of the 32-page PDF)] via Archive.org<br>

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April 2005 issue of ''ILA Reporter'' of the Illinois Library Association<br>

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* See the current [http://www.newlenoxlibrary.org/policies.pdf New Lenox Public Library Unattended Children Policy (see page 25 of the 39-page PDF)]

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==Reports and Publications==

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Arrighetti, Julie. "The challenge of unattended children in the public library." ''Reference Services Review'' 29:1 (2001).

[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45088936 ''Unattended Children in the Public Library: A Resource Guide'']. Chicago: Association for Library Service to Children/ALA, 2000.

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[http://emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400290106.html The challenge of unattended children in the public library] by Julie Arrighetti<br>